The Ambitious Generation
By Jack Wagoner
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Episodes: 156
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Gen Z is anxious.
And Gen Z is ambitious.
This show is for those who are both.
Twice a week, 19-year-old behavioral neuroscience student and entrepreneur Jack Wagoner sits down with founders, academics, and authors to understand how Gen-Zers can achieve more and live better lives.
Guests include Dr. Emily Balcetis, Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Alan Stein Jr., Chester Elton, Dan Millman, Bob Burg, David Meltzer, Hala Taha, Scott Clary, and Kristen Butler.
We talk about ambition, anxiety, burnout, focus, productivity, and the science of high performance.
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Billionaires Don't Have More Ambition. They Have This One Thing Instead | Owen Fitzpatrick | 161
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Oct 09, 2026 |
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Your Attachment to Being Right Is Holding You Back with Trey Roth
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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I Asked Evan Carmichael the Gutting Question I've Been Avoiding | 159
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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The Real Reason You Can’t Find Your Purpose (And How To Fix It) | Suneet Bhatt
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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ADHD Expert: Nobody Should Touch a Phone Before 18 (This Happens When They Do) | Michael Mcleod - 157
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Sep 19, 2026 |
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Social Expert: Why You Can't Connect with Others - Nicholas Epley | 156
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Success is a Trap Unless... | Ken Rusk - 155
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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150 Interviews: The Only 6 Rules for Life | 154
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Reading in The AI Age: The Part Nobody Says with #1 Book Reviewer Alex & Books | 153
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Why You’re Still Being Ignored (And How to Fix It) with Richard Moore
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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4.6M Subscribers: Nobody Is Coming To Find You with Evan Carmichael | 151
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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#1 Podcaster Says Stop Listening To Podcasts | Scott Clary | 150
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Multimillionaire at 27: You'll NEVER Get Rich Alone with John Lee | 149
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Bob Burg: Every Movie You Loved Lied To You About Money | 148
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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34 Surgeries and a 1% Chance; She Did This with Amberly Lago | 147
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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The High School That Guarantees Millionaires with Nat Eliason | 146
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Aug 05, 2026 |
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Confidence Must Come First with Markus Kaulius | 145
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Positivity CEO: You're Doing Gratitude Wrong with Kristen Butler | 144
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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The Rule That Got Me 23 Interviews in 2 Days | 142
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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TV Mentalist: The Best Hypnotist You Know Is Yourself | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 139
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Hollywood Legend: The Real Reason Men Don't Feel with Barnet Bain | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 138
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Navy SEAL Commander: What's Making You Better Probably Isn't
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Art of Asking Great Questions...(solo episode) | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 136
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Hormozi's 20-Year-Old: How to Engineer What You Want with Jay Yang | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 135
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May 28, 2026 |
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If You Think You're Self-Aware You're NOT with Allison Brenner | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 134
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May 21, 2026 |
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Why the Most Productive People Work Less (Not More) with Joe O'Connor | 133
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May 14, 2026 |
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NYT Bestselling Coach: Why "Winning" Is Destroying You - Jim Murphy | 132
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May 09, 2026 |
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You Know How to Change. That's Why You Haven't | Ep. 131
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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He Sat on a Bucket and Cried. Then Got an Offer - Jim Britt | 130
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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He Made Everyone Proud Except Himself - Sol Hyde | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 129
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Billion Dollar Founder: The Happiness Data They Don't Want You to See with Jess Mah | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 128
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Asking 'How' is Killing Your Dreams with Blaine Bartlett | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 127
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Neuroscientist: These 3 Scripts are Silently Running Your Life - Dr. Anne Laure | Ep. 126
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Leadership Expert: Why Great Leaders Think in Pictures, Not Words with Todd Cherches | 125
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Viral Therapist Exposes The Actual Problem With Young Men - Trey Tucker | 124
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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He Lost $35 Million, Went Bankrupt, Then Rebuilt Everything | Stefan Whitwell | 123
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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I Finally Solved The "Being Lost" Problem | 122
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Why the Kindest People are the Most Depressed with Leah Marone | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 121
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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The SECRET Reason Self-Improvement Doesn't Work
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Why You Don't Know What You Want with Taz Higgs | 119
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Why Your Intuition Knows Before You Do and how to profit on LinkedIn - Paige Goldstein | 118
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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This 10-Year-Old is ahead of You with William Miller | 117
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Lazy People Are Beating You - Here's Why | 116
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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The Peaceful Warrior Way to Fulfillment and Inner Peace - Dan Millman | 115
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The Gratitude Trick That Rewired My Entire Identity | 114
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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The Most Dangerous Advice You’ll Ever Ignore - How to Be GREAT with Jack Wagoner | 113
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Why Adversity is a Competitive Advantage with Alan Lazaros | The Grateful Podcast Ep. 112
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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How She Turned Her Worst Year Into a Media Empire with Hala Taha | 110
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Rebuilding From Nothing but BELIEF with Alex Sanfilippo | 109
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Hypnotherapist: How to Subconsciously Rewire Your Brain For Gratitude with Joey Labossiere | 108
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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This is How to Build Clarity When You're Completely Lost with Tristan Gregoire | 107
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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How Gratitude Saved Him From Misery - David Lorimer AKA today.iam.grateful | 106
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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What Pigeons Teach About Joy That Travel Can't | 105
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Chasing Achievement Isn’t Enough: What Harvard Tells Us About Contentment |104
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Why Your Happiness Always Returns to Baseline (and How to Raise It) | 103
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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I Turned Failure Into Fuel For More (Your NIGHTMARE My DREAM) - Chad Sonkin | 101
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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I Published 100 Podcasts at 18: I Learned This | 100
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Why $100 Million Left David Meltzer Empty (and what finally brought him joy) | 99
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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60% of Young Adults Are Lost: 7 Ways to Not Be One of Them | 98
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Why Your Fitness Goals Are Destroying Your Health with Jim Laird | 97
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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7 Proven Ways To Feel MORE Joy | 96
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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You Are the Cause of Your Problems and That’s Good with Jeremy Grater | 95
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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How To Wake Up Joyful Every Day | 94
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Why Achievement Is NOT Success with James Brackin IV | 93
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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How Trying Too Hard Is RUINING Your Success | 92
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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The Hidden Crisis Behind Anxiety and Disconnection with Trey Tucker | 91
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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How to Live to 120 (and Love Every Minute of It) with Matt Zenith Project | 90
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Why You're Setting Goals WRONG (and how to fix it) | 89
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Why Achieving More is NOT The Answer with Jess Prudhomme | 88
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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Why Adversity IS The Path To Success with Joshua Dean Church | 87
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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The Hard Truth About Betting On Myself at 18 | 86
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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The Psychology Behind Astrology with Carmen Turner Schott | 85
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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How Travel and Language Rewired His Brain for Gratitude with Lachie Colledge | 84
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Does Ambition Cost Happiness? | 83
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Travel Can't Really Change You | 82
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Curiosity Is Your Superpower — Jon Bassford on Purpose, Innovation & Inner Peace | 81
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Finding Opportunity Between Expectation and Reality | 80
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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The Technology That Centers You with Steven Schrembeck | 79
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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I Am Leaving For Three Weeks | 78
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Philosophy in the Age of Algorithms – Justin Smith Ruiu on Truth, Tech & the Self | 77
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Graduation, Stoicism & the Power of Chosen Struggle | 76
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Rebuild Your Life From The Inside Out with Steve Gamlin | 75
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May 31, 2025 |
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Escaping Default: How to Live a Life You Love with Dr. Wendy O’Connor | 74
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May 28, 2025 |
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Living Inside Out: How I am Finding Peace | 73
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May 26, 2025 |
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The Hidden Cost of Ambition in Love with Talia Bombola | 72
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May 24, 2025 |
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The Secret Breathwork That Unlocks Peace with Jitesh Vaswani | 71
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May 21, 2025 |
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Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of Pain | 70
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May 19, 2025 |
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The Art of Living a Magical Life with Daniel Smith | 69
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May 17, 2025 |
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How To Lead Yourself to Freedom with Beejal Bilimoria | 68
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May 14, 2025 |
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Your Brain Is Lying to You: Why You Don’t Understand Your Decisions | 67
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May 12, 2025 |
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How to Be Ambitious Without Losing Yourself with Tristan Gregoire | 66
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May 10, 2025 |
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I Finally Understand The Magic of Meditation — Susan Piver | 65
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May 07, 2025 |
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My Drive Causes My Dissatisfaction— Will College Change It? | 64
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May 05, 2025 |
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He Read 1,000 Books So You Don’t Have To – Nicholas Hutchison | 63
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May 03, 2025 |
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The Psychology Behind Your Spirituality with Katie Turner | 62
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Inside The Mind of True Happiness— Gratitude | 61
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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This Is Why You’re Burnt Out: Fitness, Overthinking & Mental Health with Noah Tanner (Big Fella) | 60
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Why Faith Is Making a Comeback (Especially for Gen Z) – with Ben Hancock | 59
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Answering The World's Hardest Questions At 18 | 58
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The Science of Effective Leadership with Dr. Kevin Gazzara | 57
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Mastering Time: Carl Pullein on Productivity and Purpose | 56
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Empower Yourself: The Journey to Personal Responsibility | 55
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Why External Success Will Never Satisfy You with John R Miles | 54
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Break Free From Limiting Beliefs with Jason Smith | 53
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Trap of Miserable Righteousness | 52
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The Importance of Processing Your Emotions with Sherianna Boyle | 51
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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The Art of Optimizing for What Matters with Jonathan Cohen | 50
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Navigating Life's Paradox: Presence vs. Progress | 49
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Today's World with Brianne Rush | 48
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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How To Become Truly Fulfilled with Raghunath Cappo | 47
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Make Positivity Go Viral: Abolish Negative Internet Culture | 46
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Beyond the Plate: Food, Nature, and Meaning with Chef Evan Hennessey | 45
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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Breaking the Chains of Toxic Fitness Culture with Mike Pridgen | 44
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Success Without Presence Is Empty: How Can We Savor It? | 43
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Finding Independence Through Entrepreneurship with Judah Payeur | 42
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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Why Everything You Know About Business is Wrong with Jonathan Goodman | 41
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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The REAL Reason You Struggle To Maintain Your Motivation | 40
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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What Does The Future Hold For Gen-Z with Elliot Bewick | 39
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Applying Ancient Wisdom to Modern Problems with Rabbi Manis Friedman | 38
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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The Difference Between Intellectual Understanding and Understanding + Rest Prioritization | 37
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Navigating Life With a GRATITUDE ATTITUDE - David George Brooke | 36
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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The Hustle: Balancing Passion & Growth at 16 with Gavin Beauregard | 35
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Feeding Obsession Through Scarcity: The Secret to Greatness | 34
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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How Gratitude Can Reframe Your Brain For Joy with David Lorimer (today.iam.grateful) | 33
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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How Your Parents’ Mental Health Impacts Yours with Deb Armstrong Branch | 32
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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The Beautiful Illusion of Curiosity: How To Construct Your Reality With the Glue For Success | 31
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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BREAKING The CHAINS of People Pleasing with Nick Pollard (The People Displeaser) | 30
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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Paving Your Own Path— How Bunkt Became an Artist at 43 | 29
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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The Art of Perception: How to Reframe Reality For More Joy | 28
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How Being PSYCHED Will TRANSFORM Your Life With Nathan Bigelow | 27
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Pursuing Passion: The Key to True Wealth | The Grateful Podcast Episode 26
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Rock Climbing Addiction and Building Around Passion with Ben Mills | 25
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Life Flies— Why Appreciating Your Progress Fuels Growth | The Grateful Podcast Episode 24
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Finding Your Why: The Duality of Gratitude and Ambition— The Grateful Podcast Episode 23
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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How Creativity Compounds: Humanity’s Superpower Explained | The Grateful Podcast 22
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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If You’ve Got a Dream, You Go: Harrison Goodell’s Insights on Pursuing a Career in Music | 21
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Create A BLUEPRINT For Your DREAM LIFE With These 3 Steps— The Grateful Podcast 20
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Slow Down to Speed Up: Stop Rushing and Live Intentionally | 19
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Want to be A MAGNETIC SPEAKER? Start with THESE 7 HABITS — The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner 18
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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17| Find Your Passion and Love Your Life With Annie Wagoner— The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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End your day 100% satisfied with your actions | 16
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Intentional Living: Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner 15
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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14: Hard Times Are Actually Necessary, Listen to Me Ramble
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May 06, 2024 |
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Takeaways From Life, This Too Shall Pass | Grateful Pod 13
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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What comes first, being happy or being healthy? | The Grateful Pod. Ep. 12
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Different Types of Comparison and how Self Comparison is an amazing tool for success: The Grateful Pod Ep.11
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Embracing Your Weaknesses is a MUST: Grateful Pod Ep.10
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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See the intricacies in life and be present: Grateful Pod Ep.9
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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YOUR FRIENDSHIPS GIVE YOU SUPERPOWERS Ep.8 of The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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All people want the same thing in life; Be open to stop division: Ep.7 Grateful Podcast
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The relationship between Joy and Accomplishment: Grateful Pod Ep.6
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Loving yourself is the key to it all: Grateful Podcast Ep.5
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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How to cultivate more love in your life Grateful Pod Ep.4
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Become Comfortable Alone With Yourself, and Your Life Will Be Clear: Ep.3
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Gratefulness and Accomplishing Your Goals: The Grateful Pod Ep.2
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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